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SOCCER
By Joshua Siegel
The Cougars opened the 2010 season with a four-game winning streak and enjoyed a
record-setting year by finishing with a 12-4-4 record, the best in the program's 13-year
history, and wrapped it up by making it to the second round of the Conference USA postseason tournament.
Head coach Susan Bush attributed the team's success to the player's commitment to
stay fit and improve their skills.
The Cougars outscored their opponents 25-8 in the second half and played an aggressive brand of soccer all season.
"I'd like to say that we're the fittest team in Conference-USA," senior mid-fielder Kaitlin
Thulin said. "So we have more energy and we can last longer. We break teams down in
the 60, 70, 80 minutes."
The play of the Cougars underclassmen was also crucial to their success. Of the
36 goals the Cougars scored this season, 20 were contributed from underclassmen.
Freshman forward Sami Sackos was second on the team in scoring with five goals and
three assists and was followed by freshman midfielders Kylie Cook and Nicole Duarte, who
each notched three goals and three assists.
Freshmens goal keeper Cami Koski and defender Danielle Munoz anchored a defensive unit that set a UH record for goals allowed - 13 in 21 games - and led C-USA in
goals allowed-per-game (0.62).
Both Koski and Munoz were named to the C-USA All-Conference Second Team.
Forwards sophomore Katelyn Rhoades and senior Lauri Byrne were selected to the
All-Conference First Team.
The Cougars went into postseason play with the third best record in C-USA (6-3-2)
and their success helped earn Bush the honors of Coach of the Year.
The Cougars defeated Marshall 3-0 in the opening round of postseason play, but fell
1-0 to perennial power Memphis in the second round.
The 2010 season was an important one for the Cougars as it established the program
at the top of C-USA and saw a wave of underclassmen talent make major contributions
towards the team's success.
Top left: Forward Lauri Byrne defends a Tulsa
player as she is dribbling down the field.
Brianna Leigh Morrison
Bottom left: Goalkeeper Cami Koski was solid
for the Cougars posting 64 saves and allowing
just 13 goals. Brianna Leigh Morrison
Bottom: Midfielder Fabi Cirino (17) dribbles
down the field. Brianna Leigh Morrison
Bottom right: Goalkeeper Cami Koski and the
rest of the squad huddle together before a
game. Brianna Leigh Morrison
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